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Church worker dispute resolved
August 29, 2003Almost two months after five south Texas church workers were fired for unionizing, the ensuing dispute between the United Farm Workers (UFW) union and the Catholic Diocese of Brownsville has been partially resolved. On June 18...
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Bilingual teacher cuts denounced
August 29, 2003LAWRENCE, Mass. – School Superintendent Wilfredo Laboy, who came to Lawrence, a majority Latino city, in 2001, is under attack for having fired 24 bilingual teachers for not passing an oral English examination while he, himself,...
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New landmark honors workers dignity
August 29, 2003DETROIT, Mich. – With its gleaming stainless steel arches reaching toward each other 63 feet in the air, a monument to Michigan’s working class, the Michigan Labor Legacy Project, was unveiled Aug. 20 in downtown Detroit....
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The business of union-busting
August 29, 2003"From Blackjack to Briefcases" should be read by anyone interested in economic and social justice.
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Baltimore elections focus on inequality
August 29, 2003BALTIMORE, Md. – A recent “Tour of Shame” of some of Baltimore’s poorest, working-class, and racially oppressed neighborhoods spotlighted the extent of the economic devastation that has been visited on large sections of this city. Organized...
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